Hear from the filmmakers: Tiger Competition
Ahead of the festival, IFFR’s Festival Director Vanja Kaludjercic spoke with the filmmakers behind the films screening in our Tiger Competition. These interviews were made available throughout the festival. Take a look at this page to hear from the filmmakers about the inspiration behind their stories, creative process, themes and other insights into their works. Please note some interviews include English translation provided by interpreters.
2024
Een lijst met films
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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich | 75′ | USA | World premiere
A portrait of the Martinican writer and activist that underscores women’s continued erasure from history. -
Grey Bees
Dmytro Moiseiev | 100′ | Ukraine | World premiere
A moving meditation on the nature of conflict, adapted from the novel by Andrew Kurkov. -
Kiss Wagon
Midhun Murali | 173′ | India | World premiere
Kiss Wagon is a visually dazzling fantasy epic with gorgeously constructed worlds. -
Moses
Jenni Luhta, Lauri Luhta | 94′ | Finland | World premiere
Freud and Moses in dialogue across space and time, using the psychoanalyst’s final work. -
La Parra
Alberto Gracia | 90′ | Spain | World premiere
Damián finds himself the subject of mistaken identity in this eerie portrait of smalltown life. -
Praia Formosa
Julia De Simone | 90′ | Brazil | World premiere
Julia De Simone’s first foray into fiction looks to life in Rio’s de Janeiro’s port. -
She Fell to Earth
Susie Au | 92′ | Hong Kong | World premiere
Science, romance and rocks from space collide in this candy-coloured sci-fi confection. -
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Lea Hartlaub | 103′ | Germany | World premiere
A meditative, multi-faceted essay on human activity spanning centuries and continents, with one recurring motif: the giraffe. -
Swimming Home
Justin Anderson | 99′ | Brazil | World premiere
A taut study of family dynamics as a summer holiday takes a dark turn. -
Rei
Tanaka Toshihiko | 189′ | Japan | World premiere
A sublime exploration of human relationships from visionary new filmmaker Tanaka Toshihiko. -
Reise der Schatten
Yves Netzhammer | 87′ | Switzerland | World premiere
A striking, free-form animation that questions the very nature of being and our lived experience.